I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN I HAVE A 7 YR OLD THAT WAS DIgnosed WITH ADHD AT AGE 4 AND BEEN MEDICATED SINCE 5 BIG MISTAKE. SHE IS NOW ODD AND HAS ANXIETY. SHE IS BEYOND MY CONTROLL AGRESSIVE HATEFUL HURTFUL DEMANDING , SHE IS JUST REALLY BAD. BUT I FINALLY OPENED MY EYES AND MY OPINION IS SHE IS WAY TO MEDICATED I TOOK HER OFF THE MEDS AS OF THIS MORNING AND SHE STARTS A NATURAL CURES DR NEXT WEEK. THEY SAY 3 MTHS THEY CAN HAVE RESULTS. WHAT EVER YOU SO DONT MEDICATE YOUR CHILD IT DOES MORE BAD THAN GOOD.
Wait your son is not even 7 years old, and he was diagnosed as ADHD 3 years ago... so at age 4 or 5? FIVE?? I'm sure every kid on the planet earth is ADHD at ages 4 and 5! Please consider re-evaluating him before pursuing the medication route. I was a "trouble" child when I was in grade school..I would never listen, be obnoxious to other classmates, and required a behavior card signed by my teachers and parents each night for years. To others I seem 'out of control' but really I was just not stimulated and bored with school. I could learn things a lot faster than the other classmates and it would bore me to not learn something new and interesting. I was diagnosed early on as ADD and ADHD but my parents refused to medicate me. I am so thankful for that because as I got older, school became a lot more interesting and the pace picked up and my behavior changed. I really am thankful for my parents decision to not medicate me as a child. I am certain my personality would be different if the other way around. I waited until I was 18 to decide to use medication only for school reasons, and although I have seen a marked improvement with school and daily life, It is not a perfect fix. I still struggle with the idea of needing to be medicated to be 'normal' and have personality complexes (ie: My personality before medication vs the medicated me). I hope you do not think I am forcing a strong opinion on you, I am just against medication for children and wanted to share my story and struggle with adhd as a child. There is a lot of great help available and the book recommended above looks like a great place to start! I hope everything works out for you and your son and this entire board has your back!
Try " transforming the difficult child , the nurtured heart approach" by Howard Glasser. It got me through the worst of my son's years and he is not 17 and doing exceptionally well - against all expectation.
Good luck